Budda Belly Bamboo & Driftwood..Oh My!

[Lorraine]

So if you didn't know before reading this I LOVE to mount my chids! I'm always looking for something new.

While visiting La Jolla a couple weeks ago I found Custom Aquatics www.customaquatic.com and paid them a visit. Custom Aquatics? They happen to have Malaysian Driftwood that is sold for use in aquariums...sitting in water...no brainer..no rot Hmmm. I dug through the broken pallet and found these lighter, branchier pieces and bought the 5 large pieces you see. The smaller ones were found at the bottom of the pallet..to small to sell but plenty big for orchid mounts. Each piece was 16.99 + shipping. Well worth it to me since these guys would not fit in my carry on luggage. I did however bring some other pieces that did fit with me. Fast forward to yesterday. I called a friend asking if she wanted to visit a Bamboo Nursery..Of course! Bamboo poles are nearly impossible to find but Palm Beach Bamboo Nursery in Loxahachee Fl had what I needed plus this really cool Budda Belly Bamboo pole with the branches still on it. Pack em up...er tie that bad boy up there, shove Budda in the back and through to the dashboard and Garmin take me home.

I will entertain suggestions for cutting the 10' X 5" round pole & I'm inclined to put Budda in a concrete pot and trim off the brittle twigs then start mounting. 2 of the driftwood pieces will fit together and make one taller interesting mount. What say yee??